Traveler, hitchhiker, photographer, drunk philosopher, dancer, adventurer, reader, cooking enthusiast, loving weirdo and happy cholita .

From Cusco-Peru. I'm an Inca descendant peruvian girl. I have a strong indigenous heritage in blood and soul, I'm a daughter of the mountains and a soldier of the Sun.

I've worked in the Medical field for several years. But I found my passion in Photography and Cinematography which I’m currently pursuing. >>Documentary, photojournalism, social issues, identity, political type of stuff.

I traveled in the Americas from Dec 2014 till March 2023.
In 2023 I moved to Sweden to explore other parts of the world, starting with Europe and Africa. Hopefully work, life and good vibes keep allowing to move forward.

Travel insta: @yirkanomade
website: www.yirkaroldan.com

Wish you all good vibes, critical thinking, love and respect for all lives and cultures.

Some quotes:

:::We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. Galeano.

:::It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. Gabriel García Márquez.

:::El amor es tan corto y el olvido tan largo. Pablo Neruda.

Disclaimer for surfers:
If you don’t believe in universal human rights, consider yourself a-political, don’t give back to the CS community, or you use phrases such as: "I don't want to LEARN about this topic because it stresses me”, "I too complicated", "I just don't care about politics" “I don’t follow the news”…
it's best if you don't stop by 😅 you won't enjoy this household.
Start your request by saying - I read the disclaimer - thanks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've had wonderful, generous, loving people in my life that have opened their hearts for me and have taught me that life's about sharing.
I'm lucky I continue to meet these wonderful people and happy I can give back.

Interests

Photojournalism, indie films, politics, indigenous people's rights, human rights, biology, history, activism. Fancy camping, trekking, tweaking, twerking, swimming, cooking from the heart, free style dancing, street food, Indian food, all food, more food.

Beards, lakes, trains, rainy days, laughing, creeping, hairy-ness, Buddhism, board games, video games, games, people watching, dark chocolate, dark matter, animals I can hug, heartbeats, tuva music.

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• human rights
• politics
• biology
• history
• language exchange
• activism
• kindness
• spicy food
• multiculturalism
• independent cinema
• photojournalism
• off the beaten path
• sociolinguistics
• historical novels
• neurolinguistics
• interdisciplinary work
• indigenous peoples rights
• independent journalism
• socio-politics
• de-colonization
• food with flavor
• selflessnes

Music, Movies, and Books

📚García Marquez, Tolstoy, Turgeniev, Dovstoievsky, Isabel Allende, Kafka, Saramago, Hemingway, Sábato, Nabokov, Tolkien, Chekhov, Victor Hugo, Octavio Paz, Conrad.

🎻Classical: Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Dvorak.

Special to me:
Joe Hisaishi, Nigel Kennedy, El Sheikh Emam, Erkan Ogur.
The Red Army Choir.

:Cuban trova, blues, jazz, afrobeat, oldschool salsa, boleros, tango, strings and piano.

🎞️ Easier to say: Not into blockbusters, rom-coms, cheessy action film with big explosions.

Love to see everything else from every country🥰

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

:::; Got kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro and survived! (Brazil)

::: Sharing a beer with some Medellin gangsters in Antioquia (Colombia).

::: Expontaneous glider piloting after seeing one for the first time. (Finland)

::: Photographed the highest inhabited place on earth. La Rinconada, 17000ft. (Peru)

:::Fell in love and survived. By far, the greatest one.

Teach, Learn, Share

LEARN
I've started this journey to be a sponge.
I want to learn all I can from people's lives, cultures and philosophies so I can build and add to my own points of view. I love learning pretty much anything, languages, traditions, philosophies, weird habits, anything wonderful people have to share!

SHARE
Wine and philosophy 🍷
My culture & other cultures
History of Peru
pop corn and movies.
Photography
Any other thing my free time will allow me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My Peruvian-ness
Travel stories
Languages
Foods/cooking together🥘

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Sweden, United States, Uruguay